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THE ABOMINATION
Jonathan Holt
A body of a woman dressed as a
priest is found on the steps of a
church in Venice, on the feast day of
La Befana. This is viewed by many
as a worse crime than the actual
murder. The murder investigation is
handed to female detective Kat, as
her first murder case. Her investigation
leads from a crumbling asylum on a
deser ted island to the impenetrable
complex of American military bases
around the medieval city of Venice.
Every lead sends a frustrated Kat in a
new direction, various trails go cold,
evidence goes missing and just as she
identifies the meanings of the tat toos
on the murder victim’s body – the case
is officially closed. What follows is the
unravelling of a dark conspiracy, with
revelations that will test Kat’s loyalties.
This novel is the first in a trilogy of
page-turning thrillers.